New chairman takes over at Acoc

Despite a new hand at the helm, there will be no significant change in the policy agenda at the Air Cargo Operators’ Committee (Acoc). According to new chairman, airline cargo executive Douglas MacDougal, he intends to follow the already established path laid down under previous chairman, Alwyn Rautenbach, MD of Airlink Cargo. “I shall continue with the intention of liaising with the appropriate authorities, and doing the best for our members,” he told FTW. One of the primary objectives at the moment, he added, is the co-operation with the SA Revenue Service (Sars) on the integration of the new manifest acquittal system (MAS) into the SA airfreight system. “We have to ensure that our members will face a system with which they can all comply, and that our involvement with MAS will be able to work at 100% efficiency.” The ultimate overall aim for Acoc, MacDougal added, will be for it to maintain a good working relationship with all the authorities and other bodies related to the airfreight industry.